The picture at the top of the blog was taken by us at the top of Mt. Washington. For the July 4th holiday last year Dave and I took the cog railway to the top of New England’s highest mountain. It was a great ride and the views up there were spectacular. I had heard beforehand that the chances of having any visibility my first trip up would be a long shot. As you can see, we actually had amazing views. We were taking photos of the horizon when a couple walked out the furthest edge and stood, that’s how we got that shot.
August 7th, 2008
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008Shake n’ Bake, Sorta
Thursday, August 7th, 2008My hubbie LOVES pork chops with Shake n’ Bake for a coating. The stuff is a bit pricey so I decided to see if I could make something like it from scratch. Last night’s attempt got approval from Dave.
A while back I bought got a Buy 1, Get 2 Free deal on whole wheat loaves of bread. We can’t come close to eating three loaves of bread before they go bad so I turned two loaves into bread crumbs and put them in a bag in the freezer.
To make the “from scratch Shake n’ Bake”, I used about a cup of the bread crumbs seasoned them with a seasoned salt mix from the grocery store. First, I dredged each chop in a beaten egg then took them through the bread crumb mix and baked on 350 for 35 minutes. They turned out pretty yummy and probably a bit more healthy than the store bought stuff. (hopefully)
First Night Away from Dave
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Since we’ve been married, we’ve never spent a night away from each other. This morning I am traveling with my mother-in-law to NYC to baby-sit my nephew while my brother-in-law & sister-in-law go away for their anniversary. Dave & I have been married now almost 21 months and never a night apart. I’m only going to be gone over night so we can still say we’ve never had a day apart since I’ll see him tomorrow evening. But it is going to be strange sleeping alone.
Thankfully, my cat, Bailey, who is not known for being kind to others has actually gotten to a point with Dave that he’ll tolerate him. Bailey will even let Dave pet him, albeit briefly! (This is a huge improvement in personality!!) So I’m not too worried about Bailey eating him without me here.
I made enchiladas for Dave and his father to eat tonight since the gals will be gone.
I’m going to miss today’s farmer’s market. I kind of enjoy seeing how much extra income I can bring in for us so I’m actually kind of bummed I can’t attend today. But I did line up at least one sale for today. Before I go to my mother-in-law’s to pick her up, I’ll drop syrup off at the market for my neighbor to sell for me. She’s really nice!